1912 (ca.), Chauncey Foster Ryder, Cape Porpoise -- American University Museum (Washington)
From the museum label:
In February 1891, Chauncey Ryder, who grew up in New Haven, Connecticut, married Mary Keith Dole (1868- 1951) of Chicago. That fall, Ryder began classes at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. The couple remained in the Midwest until 1901 when they left for Paris. Ryder first studied with Jean-Paul Laurens (1838-1921), who favored an Academic style, then enrolled at the Académie Julian where his American friend and fellow student Max Bohm (1868-1923) encouraged him to visit and work in the art colony at Étaples, the medieval fishing port in northwest France known for its broad beaches and extensive dunes.
Ryder and his wife returned to New York in 1907. While he maintained a studio there until his death, he moved his primary residence to Wilton, New Hampshire, in 1909. Summer excursions led him in 1912 to Kennebunkport, Maine. Just south of this coastal town was the fishing village of Cape Porpoise and the broad expanse of sandy beach today known as Goose Rock Beach. The spacious beach, cloud-filled sky, dunes, and gentle waves perfect for bathing, must have evoked fond memories of similar places in France.
1912 (ca.), Chauncey Foster Ryder, Cape Porpoise -- American University Museum (Washington)
From the museum label:
In February 1891, Chauncey Ryder, who grew up in New Haven, Connecticut, married Mary Keith Dole (1868- 1951) of Chicago. That fall, Ryder began classes at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. The couple remained in the Midwest until 1901 when they left for Paris. Ryder first studied with Jean-Paul Laurens (1838-1921), who favored an Academic style, then enrolled at the Académie Julian where his American friend and fellow student Max Bohm (1868-1923) encouraged him to visit and work in the art colony at Étaples, the medieval fishing port in northwest France known for its broad beaches and extensive dunes.
Ryder and his wife returned to New York in 1907. While he maintained a studio there until his death, he moved his primary residence to Wilton, New Hampshire, in 1909. Summer excursions led him in 1912 to Kennebunkport, Maine. Just south of this coastal town was the fishing village of Cape Porpoise and the broad expanse of sandy beach today known as Goose Rock Beach. The spacious beach, cloud-filled sky, dunes, and gentle waves perfect for bathing, must have evoked fond memories of similar places in France.